Building Successful Partnerships (BSP) Awards
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BSP awards recognize local PTAs whose programs and activities are based on the assessment questions for one or more of the National PTA Standards for Parent/Family Involvement. To be eligible, a PTA can develop a program or project related to one or more of the assessment questions in any of the six standards and write a narrative that shows the goal, the program/project, and evaluation/success of program/project. The six awards standards are
- Communicating,
- Parenting,
- Student Learning,
- Volunteering,
- School Decision Making and Advocacy, and
- Collaborating with the Community.
All BSP award packages should have the
BSP Award Application Cover Sheet
BSP Award Application Cover Sheet (PDF)
BSP Award Application Cover Sheet (Word)
More information on Building Successful Partnerships
Additional information is available in the Members Section
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Communicating Award
Communication between home and school is regular, two-way, and meaningful.
Communication is the foundation of a solid partnership. When parents and educators communicate effectively, positive relationships develop, problems are more easily solved, and students make greater progress.
Parenting Award
Parenting skills are promoted and supported. Parents are a life support system. Consequently, the most important support a child can receive comes from the home.
Student Learning Award
Parents play an integral role in assisting student learning. Student learning increases when parents are invited into the process by helping at home. Enlisting parents' involvement provides educators and administrators with a valuable support system—creating a team that is working for each child's success.
Volunteering Award
Parents are welcome in the school, and their support and assistance are sought. When parents volunteer, both families and schools reap benefits that come in few other ways. Literally millions of dollars of volunteer services are performed by parents and family members each year in the public schools. Studies have concluded that volunteers express greater confidence in the schools where they have opportunities to participate regularly. In addition, assisting in school or program events communicates to a child, "I care about what you do here."
School Decision Making & Advocacy Award
Parents are full partners in the decisions that affect children and families. Studies have shown that schools where parents are involved in decision-making and advocacy have higher levels of student achievement and greater public support.
Collaborating With The Community Award
Community resources are used to strengthen schools, families, and student learning. As part of the larger community, schools and other programs fulfill important community goals. In like fashion, communities offer a wide array of resources valuable to schools and the families they serve. When schools and communities work together, both are strengthened in synergistic ways and make gains that outpace what either entity could accomplish on its own:
- Families access community resources more easily;
- Businesses connect education programs with the realities of the workplace;
- Seniors contribute wisdom and gain a greater sense of purpose; and ultimately,
- Students serve and learn beyond their school involvement
Applications for 2009 awards
must be mailed to Alabama PTA
by March 1, 2009 (postal date).
Please direct questions to
our Awards Chair, Becky VanSant
at bvansant@knology.net